84 parts Complete In the fall of 1985, Hawkins is trying to return to normal-but nothing stays quiet for long in a town like this.
Meet Evelyn Byers, a sharp-witted, fiercely loyal sophomore who's always kept her distance from the chaos her younger brother, Will, has endured. After their move back to Hawkins to be closer to family, Evelyn tries to keep her head down, juggling high school, her fractured family, and the eerie feeling that something is... off.
When she begins to experience strange visions, sudden blackouts, and an unexplainable connection to the Shadow Monster, it's clear the Mind Flayer has found a new way in-and it's through her.
Enter Steve Harrington, the ex-popular kid turned reluctant babysitter and monster-hunter. While helping Dustin and the others investigate Evelyn's connection to the Upside Down, Steve starts to see something in her that he didn't expect-someone brave, vulnerable, and just as caught in the mess as the rest of them.
As Hawkins descends into darkness again, Steve finds himself falling for Evelyn. But with the Mind Flayer tightening its grip on her mind, he may have to make an impossible choice: save the girl he's falling for, or save the town.
Can Steve help her fight back before she's lost to the shadows forever?